New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-16
NEW-YORK CITY.

The Methodist Missionary Society yesterday appfo-
p,iated tho following for home missions
Welsh in Northern New-York 5000: ScahdlnaVIah
Si7 AIS; German missions Ia Cali orAa, S3'ooo'
Secretary Farchili called at the Custom House
yesterday, and had chat with Collector Magonc.
Mr. Parker president of the Ivanhoc Parer Company,
saws that tho statement to the effect that the abscond
Ing president David Scott, took with him some OF the
company's funds. Ia not true. The company expects
TO begin business again shortly on new OASIS ana us
officers say that the outlook ls hopcrul
The auction sale of art objects, etc, imported by r.
Stevens. which openol on Monday at the Fifth Avenue
Art Galleries continued yesterday. The articles sold
yesterday included Sheffield Plated ware silver, arms
and arnor bronzes, enarcls miniatures and furn uro
There was good attendance but the prices ran low
on an average Tho most valuable part OF This col
lection viii be offered tomorrow, Friday and Saturday
The anniversary of the Worlans Hospital at Forty
ninth-st and Fourth-a ave. will be observed at the
hospita tomorrow afternoon at 30. The Rev DIS.
John l.. Paxton and william Ormston will speak.
The Rev. J. O. Oakley will deliver popular lecture
on Rome and Pompc in the Scventornth street Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church Tomorrow evening
Mrs Loncsh re-Pots will deliver her lecture on Love
Court>hp and Marriage in Cblckeling Han this evening
The young ladies of All Angels Episcopal Church,
Eighty frs-st and West End.avc, will give tea to-
morrow evening at = 30 IN the pailors adjoining the
church.
The annual meeting and supper of the Princeton Club
will take place Of the Hotel Brunswl tomorrow
evening.
A reception Will be given to Colonel Emmons clark
in the seventh Regiment ArmoIy on saturday evening.
Readings by American a1tlor. from their own works
will he given in aid Of international Copylight IN
Chic;eIing Hall on November - AMI 20 al p m
Mr. Lowell VIII peSte AMI George william Cufii-, r..
II. StOddard W. D. Howcls, L. X. stockton, george
". Cable and others will READ.
The handsome new steamship Connecticut. built FOR
the Providence AMI >toningon steamship Company,
VIII be lsunchc al Noank. Conn. to-day. This fine
vess, has been built 10y Robert Palmer & Sons, and Is
357 feet In length. Her engines remarkably lower
ul and she is expected - make twenty miles an hour
In Ter many ingenious novel les have been
introduced and IN 'oIori ami luxury she VII equal
Il not surpass. any other sound steamship
The Executive Committee Of the shoe Manufacturers.
Association ycstcr ay completed the business left over
from Monlay. knights OF Labor attachel to District
Assc by NO ~, Wh,Ih Is comI97.d Oh snoenake!s'
Thoma, Waters, who said that he was driven TO
poverty because the Knig of Labor would not allow
him 10 obtain work. wa convicted yesterday before
Judge Cuwinc OF stealing a watch from B"nhari schc
fer, of No. 81 layait-st. IL was sentenced to the
State Prison ior four years an ten months
The Ncv.Yorh Historical Society celebrated It.
eiehty-Ilrl anniversary a. sccond-ave. and East
Elcvcnthst. las evening. An Interesting @itrcss was
delivered by John a King. president 81 the society,
"Thc FfauiLg Of the Fo 'cral constitution a
resolution opted the ing take steps toward
celebrating the hundrc Nh anniversary Of the adoption
Of the Constitution.
The sale of NJ. Eecclcr's library finished last
evening at the Amcri AT Association Galleries on
East TNcn'y.thirl--t.. he seven uOI,1nd volume
bring. ne .houi $1,000 Tie total receipts for the
library ana me lTic-l hcc a'r about t-1.'FD. Ih'ir
remain 10 be Sold ,hr otchi1s- ant cnsravlnr'
II Wa said yesterday tina; an Investigation Of the
cause " Henry George. dc cat being conducted
by members Of District Assembly so 40 of the Knights
OF Labor.